Delivery Driver

Job Details

Job Location:

Hickory - Hickory, NC 28601

The primary purpose of the Delivery Driver is to deliver, merchandise, and service accounts in the assigned route, while maintaining the quality of our products and promoting a safe work environment.

• Represent company in a professional manner and provide excellent customer service.
• Assist in promotion of safe work practices to include frequent behavior-based safety observations.
• Is familiar with and certified to use all types of delivery equipment, pallet jacks, docks and dock-levelers, trucks and trailers per company and OSHA standards.
• Maintain a friendly, working relationship with all account personnel.
• Communicate effectively to resolve customer problems, opportunities, and competitive activity in your market.
• Prepare invoice, collect payment from customers and record transactions on customer receipt.
• Check in product with Store Manager, following store policy.
• Restock displays, coolers, and cold box following company rotation standards.
• Maintain clean and safe working equipment and complete the FMCSR approved inspection report daily.
• Transport product and merchandise between company locations and from suppliers as needed or assigned.
• Maintain safe driving record and comply with company driving policy.
• Attend all scheduled meetings and company functions as required.
• Adhere to dress code, including safety non-negotiables, and be properly groomed at all times.
• Obey all federal, state, and local laws.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Problem Solving – Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; develops alternative solutions; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Technical Skills – Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills;
  Shares expertise with others.
• Interpersonal – Listens to others without interrupting; remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
• Oral Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; responds well to questions; participates actively in all company meetings.
• Teamwork – Puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; recognizes accomplishments of other team members.
• Business Acumen – Understands business implications of decisions; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
• Organizational Support – Follows policies and procedures; supports organization’s goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities.
• Judgement – Displays willingness to make decisions; supports and explains reasoning for decisions.
• Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals; measures self against standard of excellence.
• Professionalism – Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.
• Safety and Security – Observes safety and security procedures.

Continuous mental and visual attention; usually repetitive work or diversified operations requiring constant alertness or activity.

Degree: 3, Points: 15

Undesirable working conditions. Exposed to noise, dust, heat, oils, fumes, and other elements with one continuously present to the extent of being disagreeable, or with several elements present to the extent of being disagreeable but usually not more than one at a time.

Degree: 4, Points: 20

Requires the use of some judgment to use acquired job knowledge to comply with instructions and standard procedures, methods or practices involving the making of minor decisions.

Degree: 2, Points: 28

Considerable physical effort consisting of*

• Continuously lifting or moving average-weight material, or
• Continuously lifting or moving light-weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Frequently lifting or moving heavy-weight material, or
• Frequently lifting or moving average-weight material in difficult work positions, or
• Occasionally lifting or moving heavy-weight material in difficult work positions or in each case expending equivalent effort pulling, pushing, carrying, or shoveling.

Degree: 4, Points: 40